The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-03-16

fourth car, the first TO 60 through the
bridge, was derailed and thrown from its
trucks to the ties of the bridge with such
force as TO cause its heavy iron supports to
give way. At the point where the parallel
pieces of iron were bolted together there
was found q fracture in the iron, part of
which was rusted, and indicated an old
flaw, while the other portions showed
clean fracture. This might, in the opinion
of some persons, indicate that the old flaw
had weakened the truss or girder to such an
extent that when the full weight of the
train came upon the bridge 1t caused the
remaining section of the truss to give way,
thus allowing the entire structure to fall.
Another fact bearing upon the cause of the
disaster is the condition of the cars which
went over the bridge with scarcely less
damage than was inflicted upon the coaches
that went through the highway. The first
sign OF violence is upon the woodwork of
the second truck of the first car of the
train. A very violent blow from under
meath, as before mentioned, fractured a
very heavy four by ten inch oak timber
in the frame of the truck, midway
between the rails and between the two
axles. The blow was SO heavy that it
lifted the truck from the track and de-
rallied the car. Engineer White says that
when going across the bridge he felt a
shock which he though might have been
caused by a broken axle. This, however,
could not possibly have been the first
cause of the accident, for the trucks of the
first two cars are in good condition, except
in regard to the fractured oak timber
mentioned above. The only remaining
possible cause of the accident is a broken
rail, and it is doubtful, as before stated, If
an investigation into this point could result
satisfactory, for there are many pieces of
broken and twisted rails snarled up in the
wreck. The probable cause of the smashing
up of the three cars nearest the engine,
which remained on top of the embank-
ment, is that they must have jumped the
track when the rear cars went through the
bridge. The Bussey bridge was built fifteen
years ago, and during the past ten years
has been repaired three times. Workmen
have been busily engaged all day in remov-
ing the debris from the street and from the
embankment. The wreck is so complete
that no attempt was made to save any por
tion of the train.
terrible nature of the disaster at a late
hour, as the work of removing the wreck
progressed. In some places were fragments
of flesh or pieces of clothing which had
belonged to some victim whose remains
had previously been removed.
THERE WAS BLOC OVER EVERYTHING.
Most of the pieces of clothing found were
from the garments of women, and the fatal
ity among them was proportionately
greater. In one place the bodies of seven
women were taken out, all horribly man
gled. A pathetic sight was that of two
girls with arms around one another, cling
ing together in the embrace OF death. In
many instances axes and crowbars were
necessary in order to free the persons
who were pinioned in the wreck.
In two cases it was necessary to cut the
bedies in two in order to get them out.
They were already crushed out of any re-
semblance to human shape snd were so
tightly wedged in that they could be re-
moved in no other way. One old lady was
taken from a car uDinjured, but with her
clothing torn to shreds. She said the
women in her car seemed to be panic
stricken at the moment the crash came.
She saw one woman dying in seat, while
another woman had her head pillowed on
the dying woman's breast. The headless
trunk of a woman was found lying across
a timber in the street under the bridge
with one arm completely gone and the
lower limbs all cut and mangled.
The head was found among the tangled iron
and fragments of car few feet away.
One man was seen to walk from the wreck
in the direction of Roslyndale after the
wreck, and when he had gone a dozen
yards he fell dead, either from excitement
or internal injuries. Everybody seemed
dazed, and conld not realize what had hap
pened.
Daniel Roundy, of Roslyndsle, had a
most remarkable experience. He was in
the smoking-csr. playing cards with Ed
Stowe, Harry Gay and Sergeant Lailler.
The crash came ard the next thing he
knew he was in the muddy street, unin-
jured, and holding in his hand the queen of
diamonds, which was covered with blood.
His three companions had all been killed.
LIST OF KILLED AND INJURED.
The following is revised list of the
killed and those who have died of their in
juries:
Conductor Myron TiIdep, OF Dedham;
Alice Burnett, Roslyndale; Mrs Johnson,
Roslyndale Mrs. Hormisdas Cardinal,
Roslyndale; Mr.. Clapp, Central Station,
West Roxbury; Miss Norris, West Rox-
bury; Edward Z. Norris, Dedham; freight
clerk of the B. and P. r. R., Edgar NJ.
Snow, West Roxbury; Waldo B. Laillor,
West Roxbury; Lizzie Vaudeville, Ded-
ham; Lizzie Walton, Dedham: William s.
Strong (6ied after removal to hospital.
William E. Durham, Stephen t. Hough-
ton, Roslyndale; Harry Gay, Boston; Miss
NJ. L. odiorne, Dover, n. H.; Miss Ida
Adams, Boston; Lizzie H. Price, Dedham; !;
Miss Sarah Ellis, Medfeld; an unknown
woman about thirty years of age.
AT the Grove street morgue: Albert Z.
Johnson, Boston; Peter s. Warren, Central
Station; Emma P. Hill, Boston; Hattie j.
Dudley residence unknown; Laura Price,
West Roxbury, Rosabella Welch, West
Roxbury.
The fatally injured are: Joseph Metcalf
West Roxbury; w. F. Bowman. engineer,
Dedham; Henry P. Jearnshaw, West Rox-
bury; Alice Adams, Roslyndale; Cyrus
w. Hayes, Mary Murphy, Roslyndale;
John Murphy, possibly, Roslyndale; w.
w. Smith, brakeman, West Roxbury;
Webster Drake, conductor, Dedham.
1t is impossible to obtain an absolutely
correct account of the number injured,
but it will reach 100 or more. OF these at
least twenty-five are quite badly hurt, and
the remainder received only slight bruises.
Among the scieutific gentlemen who ex-
amined the broken bridge to-day was Pro.
fessor George Z. Swim, instructor of
civil ercineering and hydraulics at
the ILsiitute of Technology, and
who is also a specialist in bridge
construction. He is reported as saying
that in looking at the floor beam hangers
he found that some of the hangers were
defective and had been largely rusted off.
There seemed no doubt that the quality of
the material was imperfect IN some places.
Several other parts of the bridge showed
evidences Of faulty design in the trusses.
At Stand Still.
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